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The Environmental Division is a trial court with statewide
jurisdiction. It hears appeals from state land use permit decisions (Act 250),
from state environmental permits and other decisions of the Agency of Natural
Resources, and from municipal land use zoning and planning decisions. The Court
also hears municipal land use enforcement cases, and enforcement actions brought
by the Agency of Natural Resources and Natural Resources Board. Almost all cases
are heard denovo, with an evidentiary trial, and are scheduled
for a courtroom in the county in which the case arises.

There are two Environmental Division Judges; daily
operations of the Court are the responsibility of the Environmental Division
Manager.